Drinking fountain



Oct. 22, 1940. H. SPADE DRINKING FOUNTAIN Filed Feb. 24, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l' In ventor Attorney Oct 22, 194a.

H. 'SPADE DRINKING FOUNTAIN Filed Feb; 24, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 j: I .Z

Inventor 11 1:. Spade A tiorney Patented Oct. 22, 1940 UNITED STATES RINKIN FOUNTAIN 7 Hoyt L. Spade, no i s n,. n1.

Application February'z 1 Claim.

This invention relates to drinking fountains especially adapted for pumps of wells, and has for the primary object the provision of an efficient and inexpensive device of this character 6 which is of a valveless construction and may be easily and quickly installed on a pump, so that whenever the latter is operated in the usual manner by a person, water will flow from the fountain in proper amount for drinking and if the pump 10 is operated slowly, the fountain will be sufficient to carry off the output of the pump. HOW-1 ever, during a fast operation of the pump water will discharge from the fountain and the pump permitting the person to obtain Water from the usual discharge of the pump if desired and further it is to be understood that the device being valveless will be self-draining as soon as the operation of the pump is discontinued thus preventing freezing in cold weather and consequently maintaining the device ready for use under all temperatures.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. a

For a complete undertanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is. a side elevation illustrating a drinking fountain constructed in accordance with my invention and showing the application thereof to a pump.

Figure 2 is a top plan View, partly in section, illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View illustrating a portion of the drinking fountain and more particularly to the association of the nozzle with the basin or bowl of the fountain.

nozzle.

Figure 5 is atop plan view illustrating the support and main water conduit of the fountain.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

drilled or otherwise formed therein a port 8.

This port will permit water to escape from the pump below the neck 1 when the pump is operated and is provided in the latter for the purpose 55 of permitting a fountain 9 forming the subject Figure 4 is a top plan view illustrating the- 4, 1940, Serial N01320629 matter ofthe present invention to be installed on the pump.

Asupporting arm I includes an angularly related end portion 1 l and is provided with a bore l2 extending from end to end thereof. Integral with one end of the supporting arm I0 is a concaved flange l3 having apertured ears 14. The concaved flange i 3 fits the pump 5 about the port 8 and is held thereon by U-bolts l5 extending through the apertured ears l4 and receiving nuts l6 thereon. A suitable gasket I1 is arranged between the flange l3 and the pump to prevent leakage. The other end of the supporting arm H) has. integral therewith an apertured attaching flange IR.

A basin or bowl I9 is provided adjacent one end with a port 20 and the flange I8 is employed for securing the supporting arm onto the basin l9 with the bore I2 thereof in communication with the port 20. x I

A discharge nozzle 2! has a bore 22 which communicates with the port 213. The nozzle 2| is equipped with apertured flanges 23 through which fasteners may extend and also through the basin l9 and the apertured flange l8 for firmly anchoring these parts onto the basin.

Gaskets 24 are arranged between the nozzle and the basin and between the latter and the flange Hi. The nozzle 2! includes a top inclined face 25 through which the bore 22 extends. The portion of the bore 22 opening outwardly through the inclined face 25 is reduced in size over the remaining portion of the bore. Formed on the inclined face 25 and extending upwardly in an arcuate curvature is a deflector or guard 26 for the purpose of shielding the inclined face 25 of the nozzle as well as the end of the bore 22 which opens through said inclined face.

The basin is adjacent the opposite end thereof is provided with a drain port 21 and a discharge .neck 28 having direct communication with the port 21 and forms an integral part of the bottom wall of'the basin. A drain pipe 39 is. threaded into the neck 28 and may. include beveled sections, as shown in Figure 1, connected by a coupling 3| whereby the drain pipe may be made to extend downwardly and angularly to the basin l 9 for the purpose of discharging the waste water into a drain trough 32. The drain trough 32 is of a conventional construction employed in connection with pump wells.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a drinking fountain of this kind is extremely easy to install upon a conventional type of pump and in such a manner that the entire device will be self-draining whenever the pump is not in operation. ated by a person in the usual way water will discharge from the nozzle 2| in proper amount for drinking permitting the person who is operating the pump to obtain the drinking water. Also it will be noted that the fountain will carry 01f the output from the pump when the latter is operated very slowly. However, a fast operation of the pump will bring about discharge of water from the fountain as well as at the discharge neck i of the pump as usual so that a person can obtain water from the pump in a container or like device if desired.

It is believed that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the construction and advantages of this invention to those skilled in the art to However, when the pump is operbasin, and a drinking nozzle in direct communication with the port of the basin and detachably secured to and located within the latter.

HOYT L. SPADE. 

